European
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
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native to or derived from Europe.
traditional European customs; European languages.
noun
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Europeans
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Europe.
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a person of European descent.
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(in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.
adjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants
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native to or derived from Europe
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Europe
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a person of European descent
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a supporter of the European Union or of political union of the countries of Europe or a part of it
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Europeanismnoun
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anti-Europeanadjective
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inter-Europeanadjective
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non-Europeanadjective
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pro-Europeanadjective
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pseudo-Europeanadjective
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un-Europeanadjective
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Europeanlyadverb
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of European
Example Sentences
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The U.K., like its European peers, is caught in a vicious cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
American officials have been lobbying European capitals and Kyiv, according to European officials quoted by the paper.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
European officials are seeking to rebalance the 27-member bloc’s relationship with China over concerns of a surge in cheaper imports from the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In a follow-up study published in January 2025 in The European Physical Journal E, Trachenko and colleagues examined how fundamental physical constants influence more complicated biological fluids, particularly blood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
You recall your name perfectly well, know what year it is, and can correctly identify the capitals of at least a few midsized European nations.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
The filmmakers, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, are talented and charismatic, former romantic partners who still work together because that’s how Europeans roll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic told reporters Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministers gathering in Milwaukee that any move by the US to ban diesel exports would be "unexpected for Europeans."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"In recent weeks, the Russian hybrid threat against Europeans... has intensified," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He said Europeans “want to take some of the burden off the U.S. and assume primary responsibility for conventional deterrence in Europe over time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
People whose homelands were “discovered” were considered subjects of the Europeans and were expected to do what the “discoverers” wished.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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